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HR 3601 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Medical tests and diagnostic methods Unemployment

Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act

Introduced: December 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2261)
Dec 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Dec 9, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 7, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 7, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation (UC) laws to require, as a condition of UC eligibility for a benefit year, an applicant, before receiving any UC, to: (1) complete a substance abuse risk assessment; and (2) test negative for controlled substances within one week after the results of such assessment if the state determines that the applicant is a high-risk. Prescribes retesting requirements and UC payment suspensions for applicants who test positive.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide funding for such substance abuse testing out of current funds appropriated for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and, after application of those funds, for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program.

What's happening now December 14, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2261)

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1